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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

All My Bags are packed............

So we have packed up the car, ready for the trip south tomorrow! I'm excited now!

Although its been quite an emotional week.

I finished work on Friday after a very busy week. We had my leaving dinner/drinks on Wednesday night and It was a great night, low key with all my great work friends.

I also got some goodies!

The story behind my goodies is, I'm a big curry fan and have a favorite Indian Restaurant here in Auckland, Some of us went there for my Birthday back in February and I passed comment on how much I loved the serving dishes. So it was decided there and then that's what I was getting, however finding these dishes in Auckland I hear is kinda hard. But with some help from another store they succeeded

So I received 2 Serving dishes and 1 rice bowel are they cool or what! If anyone knows the proper names I would love to know. In the first pic there is also some jumbo coffee cups that's because at work I always used my friends soup mug for my coffee so as a parting gift that's what I got as well!

Now when ever anyone leaves my work, we always have a morning tea on the last day! Now normally we only use the small round table however on Friday I had to break out the trestle table!

Last Day Feed!

Also I really didn't get all that much work done! However I did have a fantastic day and it was a great finish for this chapter! I will miss all my work friends and I'm looking forward to making new ones!

So aside from leaving work what else have been up to, Stitching wise well I spent the week working on "Harebell Fairy"

"Harebell Fairy" Before

"Harebell Fairy" 29th July

For her wings I have decided to add some bling, so with each colour in them I'm adding 1 strand of blending filament to give her a small sparkle

Wing Bling

If you look close you can see some sparkle! BTW that arm was a nightmare! I just could not count for the life of me! So that arm was done then ripped out and done again! Then Ripped out and done for a third time! I mean COME ON! So that's why on Sunday afternoon I swapped projects.

"Winter Goddess" Before

"Winter Goddess" July 30th 2012

I will work on her for the rest of the week, however with spending a day traveling and then recovering, I'm not sure how much stitching after today I will be able to get done.

I also forgot to show you guys what I picked for the HAED reward programme. So this time around I was able to send Michele 2 charts, because I never put in "Butterflies Galore" which I finished last year and only got around to taking a photo of recently, and "Sweet Selina" Which I finished in February.

I picked 2 QS

QS "Nina" By Hannah Lynn

QS "Peridot" By Rachel Anderson

I picked the last one because I'm enjoying "Pearl" so much.

Whew that was a jumbo post, Well I do have to keep you guys going while I'm away! Also until I get back online as well! "The Gardener" has said we can buy me a new laptop when we get there!

Safe travels today buddy, thankfully it looks like it should be a calm ferry crossing for you :) Looks like work put on a lovely spread for you, you will be very missed there I am sure. It is always hard to leave one place where you have made so many friends but I am sure you will fit in fine in your new job.Looking forward to hearing all the news once you get settled in. Your stitching is looking lovely, I am surprised that you got some stitching in with your frantic life right now. Keep us posted on your new beginnings